Suspension-hook.



CJR. NORMANDY.

SUSPENSION HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED nac. 1, 191e.

l ,285,836, Patented Nov. 19, 1918.l

UNITED STATES PATENT 'FFIQE' CHARLES R. NOBMANDY, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT F COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR T0 STANDARD IVIOTH BAG COMPANY, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, A. COR- PORATION OF VIRGINIA.

suspension-Hoon.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

Application filed. December 7, 1916. Serial No. 135,671.

R. Non- MANDY, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Washingtom in'the District ofr Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspension-Hooks, of which `the following is a specification.

The primary object 0f my invention is to provide a hanger or garment closure. of the type shown in United States Letters Patent 1082858.y

A further obj ecty of my invention is to provide a hanger which is adapted to suspend a closure or receptacle from a wall or from a shelf.

A further object of my invention is to provide a hanger having two suspending points and common pivot points.

A further object of my invention is to provide a two point suspension hanger wherein one point of suspension is brought in the operative position when the other point of suspension is placed in inoperative position.

A further object of my invention is to provide a suspension hanger comprising two arms disposed at an angle to each other and provided with a point of suspension, at the juncture of the two arms, and a point of suspension, at the end of one of said arms, said points of suspension being in different vertical planes; and with these and other objects in view my invention consists of the parts and combinations of parts hereinafter specified.

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view of a closure with my improved hanger attached thereto, said hanger being positioned for wall suspension.

Fig. 2 is a perspective of a closure with improved hanger attached thereto, hanger being shown at an angle of 90 degrees from that shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View through the closure and the center point of suspension with the hanger in the position shown in Fig. 2.

The reference numeral l designates a closure which may be of any desired construction and adapted to serve as a protection for `clothing, etc.

Qlosures of this character have been usually'supplied with a suspending means positioned in the center thereof, and it has Ibeen found, that where it is desired to suspend the closure from the wall or any other vertical support, that the suspending of the closure from the central' point to a wall has a tendency to place an unevenly'distributed strain upon the closure which results in the distortion ofthe closure. l l

By my invention Ik provide, in one attachment,` two suspension points, one for wall suspension and the other for shelf or other over-head suspension.` This attachment consists of two arms 2 and 3 which are disposed at an angle to each other and may be 'formed from a single piece of wire of suitable gage, there being a suspending eye' 4 at the juncture of the arms 2 and 3, said' eye being formed from Ithe same piece of wire as the arms 2 and 3, and being substantially in the plane of the arm 2 to serve as a wall suspension. The arm 3 terminates in the suspending eye 5 disposed at substantially a right angle to the eye 4L, the body of the eye 5 being disposed to one side of the arm 3 as clearly shown in the drawings. The arm 2 at its lower end is rebent to form a closed hook 6, which is adapted to be secured to an eye bolt or similar device 7 which is secured by means of the nut 8, to the top l() of the closure 1, said eye bolt being secured to or having cooperative connection with the suspending eye 5, positioned and in line with the arm 3, whereby the body ofthe eye 5 is disposed to one side of the pivot point 7, whereby the hanger may rock on the pivots 7 and 1l to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and present suspension eye 5 in the vertical position for shelf or other over-head suspension. The arm 2 terminates at its lower end in a closed hook 6, which is adapted to engage the eye boltl 11, which eye bolt is secured to the top 10 in the same manner as is the eye bolt 7, above described. v

From the above it will be seen that when the suspending` hook is employed to suspend the closure from a nail 12 against a wall or other vertical support the suspension hook assumes the vertical position shown in Fig. l, with the suspending eye 5 at upon the top of the closure When it is desired to suspend the closure from a shelf or other over-head support the suspension hook or device is permitted to drop to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 whereby the'suspension eye 5 is presented ina vertical position as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the arms 2 and 3 yand the eye 4 being folded down on the top of the closure. The fact that the body of the eye 5 is disposed to one side of the eye'bolt 7 enables me to provide a two point suspension hook which may be folded at upon the top of the closure. When a suspending hook of this character is employed in connection with collapsible moth proof bags and wardrobes it is desirable to have the suspending means folded down upon the top of the closure toeconomize space and reduce the size of the package for shipment.

While I have, for the purposes of illustration, shown my two point hanger made of a single piece of wire, it is of course obvious that many changes may be made in the details of construction within the scope of the claims.

What I claim is:

l. A suspension hook, Comprising two arms disposed at an angle to keach other, a vertically disposed eye at the juncture of said arms and substantially in the plane of one of said arms, an eye at the end of and disposed to one side of the other arm and at an angle to the other eye and means for securing said hook to an article.

2. A suspension hook, comprising two arms disposed at an angle to each other, a vertically disposed eye substantially in the plane of one of said arms, an eye disposed substantially in the plane of the other arm and 'at an angle to the other eye, a pivot pin secured to the lower end of one of said arms, and a pivot pin secured in the eye of Ithe other of said arms.

3. A suspension hook, comprising two arms disposed substantially fin the same plane and at an angle to each other, an eye at the juncture of said arms, an eye at the end and bodily disposed to one side of the other of said arms, said eyes being disposed at an angle to each other, a pivot pin secured to the lower end of one of said arms, and a pivot pin secured within the eye of the other of said arms, but in alinement with the other pivot pin.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES R. NORMANDY.

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